Maury82 wrote:
Then maybe you'll have some real perspective and can appreciate what some of these folks are saying.
I lurked for over a year trying to determine what truck I needed to tow my rig, and if I wanted a huge truck, there wouldn't have been any need to research tow vehicles and just buy the biggest truck possible...a no brainer.
I trust my judgement and was willing to put my money on Ford's specs much more than on your skewed perspectives towards huge trucks.
You would have never told me the truth about whether or not I could safely tow this trailer with a HDPP truck, regardless of being within specs, and as a matter of fact, you never mentioned the HDPP trucks, and not one person present that option, but kept doing exactly what you just did... fostering up all the doom and gloom possible.
You can't believe that drivers don't understand that when towing with lighter vehicles that we have to utilize a bit more caution with slower speed in certain situations and conditions, but because of that skewed bias for HD trucks, most so called "experienced" members never tell a newbie wanting to keep their less than HD vehicles about added precautions they may have to take.
If I ask whether I can safely tow a trailer if I'm within specs, don't try to tell me stories you had with your overmatched 1999 1/2 ton, and I don't want no one trying to tell me how happier I would be with a larger truck...just answer my question. Their is a reason why people like the benefits of smaller vehicles, even if we have to take added precautions in certain situations and conditions.
To those people,the precautions and compromises outweigh the downsides of having a huge truck.
I signed up knowing I won'tbe able to tow in higher winds than heavier trucks, but those precautions are much less of a compromise than the downside and extra precautions with having a heavier, bulkier, longer stopping distance, more cumbersome handling truck over amy HDPP truck when not towing.
My safety margin is greater than yours in the area I determined I wanted the most...when not towing.
I can bite the bullet of the downsides of towing with my HDPP versus the downsides of of having a HD truck when not towing...I pick my poison, and you pick yours.
You guys have great knowledge regarding RV'ing, but when it comes tow vehicles, I trust my zero experience and Ford specs much more than your tainted and bias perspectives regarding trucks.
Your bias against SUVs, 1/2 tons, etc is plain as day...I'll take my no experience over your tainted words.
I will tell you about whether I have or don't have enough truck. I bet it pains you that the HDPP can tow heavier TT, and drivers are happy with them.
Stick to petrifying those gullible newbies with all that doom and gloom...60mph wind?...down a steep mountain in a blizzard?...really!?!?!
And you think you can drop some knowledge at my feet?...try the next newbie.
Lol! You crack me up. Do you really think you can control the weather, or wildlife, or other idiot drivers while your towing by taking precautions?
It's not doom and gloom, it's called experience, and as you've said... you have ZERO to draw from.
What you call a 'skewed bias', we call experience. Folks on here give their real world experiences for others to draw from. What you choose to take from it is up to you. There is no grand conspiracy trying to keep you from towing that trailer with whatever truck you want. We honestly don't care that much one way or another.
Your the one that seems to be biased...calling the larger trucks 'potbellied' and such. I don't recall saying anything negative about the F150, I'm actually a huge fan of the 3.5 ecoboost versions. I only said that for ME and my experiences it wasn't enough truck for the longer travel trailers. I'm sure there are folks that would think the same thing about my truck based on some of the things I haul with it.
